pterodactylane

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noun

A small, substituted ladderane supposed to have the form of a pterodactyl

“Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Such systems dwarf the pterodactylane 50 ...”

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Meanings

nounpterodactylane (plural pterodactylanes)

plural pterodactylanes

  1. chemistryA small, substituted ladderane supposed to have the form of a pterodactyl

    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Such systems dwarf the pterodactylane 50 ...

Origin

From pterodactyl + -ane.

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APA

pterodactylane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactylane

MLA

“pterodactylane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactylane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pterodactylane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactylane.

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